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Date:      Wed, 6 Jun 2001 09:26:48 -0500
From:      Andrew Hesford <ajh3@usrlib.org>
To:        guardian@dark-rune.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Using USB PCI cards
Message-ID:  <20010606092648.A31519@core.usrlib.org>
In-Reply-To: <56024.203.34.140.5.991833871.squirrel@www.dark-rune.com>; from guardian@dark-rune.com on Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 11:24:31PM %2B1000
References:  <56024.203.34.140.5.991833871.squirrel@www.dark-rune.com>

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On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 11:24:31PM +1000, guardian@dark-rune.com wrote:
> 
> Some advice/information about this USB PCI card would
> be greatly appreciated.
> 
> I have a pentium 166 with FreeBSD 4.0-STABLE on it.
> I have a 56K USB modem and I would like to use it
> in the box.
> 
> The box does not have USB onboard, but I do have a
> PCI USB card.
> 
> The USB card is a "Skymaster PCI to USB card".
> It has these values; on the box: P/N 064-030007
> and on the instructions:  
> "Uses CMD670B PCI to USB Controller Chip"
> "Complies with OpenHCI specification rev 1.0"
> "Fully complient to USB specification rev 1.1"
> "Fully complient to PCI local bus specification ver 2.2)
> etc.
> 
> My questions are:
> 1: Can I use this card to add the 2 USB ports to my box?
> 1a: And if so, exactly how?
> 
> 2: If I can't use this card.. how would I add USB ports
> to a P166?
> 
> A note: Yes, I have RTFM and tried to install this 
> myself. However, due to my lack of understanding
> I have no not been successful, yet.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Geoff

In your kernel configuration file:

	device OHCI
	device USB
	*

Where "*" is a list of specific devices you need, as seen in
/sys/i386/conf/LINT. Rebuild and enjoy.

-- 
Andrew Hesford
ajh3@usrlib.org

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